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Thomas Edsell Obituary
Aug 27, 1952 - Dec 2, 2020
On Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020, Thomas Alan Edsell passed away peacefully at his home in Nokomis, Florida at the age of 68.
Tom was preceded in death by his father, Richard, and his uncle, Bill. He is survived by his loving wife Oksana, his daughter and son-in-law Anastasia and Andrew Fiorillo, and his mother Joan Posey of York, Pennsylvania.
Tom was born in Carlisle, PA to Richard and Joan (Posey) Edsell. He graduated from Bowdoin University with a degree in History before joining the Peace Corps, serving in Morocco. He traveled the world, finally deciding to settle in New York City and receive a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School. Several years of high-stakes law later, a happenstance business trip to the USSR led him to meet the love of his life. He was a passionate writer and linguist with a childhood love of archaeology, whose sense of humor and boisterous intelligence endeared him to all who knew him.
A small family viewing was held on Monday, December 7th, 2020 - 30 years to the day that he met his wife in Moscow. In lieu of a donation or flowers, the family asks you to take some time today to remind your loved ones how much they mean to you.
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Valerie Jenkins
July 5, 2023
I remember you Thomas Allen Edsell. I remember how all of us as a group would go out in the last week of August to celebrate all our birthdays, because we were all born in that same week. I remember your sense of humor, vast knowledge and your poetry. You had given me a few of your poems written on hotel stationary from far away lands, Morocco was just one of many. Your linguistics surprised me, especially since I took Russian for so many years in school and had no one to share conversation with in that language... in life we lost track of one another, our paths never crossed again..until Divo mentioned Joe said you had passed...I remember you fondly old friend and wish you a restful forever peace!
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